I think you're probably right, plus you get two years or so advancements etc.
I'm near Banbury, north Oxfordshire.
PSU, if that's the unit the mains lead plugs into, looks easy enough, if the new one has matching block connectors etc. Would the surge protection not have saved it, or do they go on their own anyway? As has been suggested, may be easier to bite the bullet, especially if I can retrieve my stuff from the HDD. Would that work with a new PC? Plug and play? It's a Maxtor one touch 4, fairly old now.
Thanks everyone for the responses, didn't expect so much help so quickly. Why aren't you all working?
Swap over the kettle lead 1st.